Read more about the article TURTLE SUCCESS: Vienna Zoo Species Protection Project Ensures Survival Of One Of The Rarest Turtle Species In The World
Researcher Doris Preininger at the reintroduction of the Northern river terrapin in Bangladesh, poses in undated photo. The Vienna Zoo in Austria began the conservation project for the northern river terrapin in 2010. (Rupert Kainradl/Newsflash)
Animals

TURTLE SUCCESS: Vienna Zoo Species Protection Project Ensures Survival Of One Of The Rarest Turtle Species In The World

The oldest zoo in the world has celebrated Reptile Awareness Day by highlighting a conservation project aimed to ensure the survival of one of the rarest turtle species in the world. Officials from the Tiergarten Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria initiated the project to rescue the northern river terrapin (Batagur…

Comments Off on TURTLE SUCCESS: Vienna Zoo Species Protection Project Ensures Survival Of One Of The Rarest Turtle Species In The World
October 21, 2022
Read more about the article SEA REX: New Ocean Going Dino Species Had Massive Tail To Swim At Speed
Fossil of marine reptile with world's longest tail discovered in China. (Institute of Ancient Spine, Chinese Academy of Sciences/AsiaWire)
Animals / Archaeology

SEA REX: New Ocean Going Dino Species Had Massive Tail To Swim At Speed

A previously unknown species of aquatic reptile which had the longest ever recorded tail has been discovered by scientists in China. The newly discovered prehistoric creature dubbed "Long-tailed Red River Dragon" has been given the scientific name Honghesaurus longicaudalis, and the experts studying it confirmed it had the longest tail…

Comments Off on SEA REX: New Ocean Going Dino Species Had Massive Tail To Swim At Speed
May 24, 2022
Read more about the article DNA Confirms Galapagos Tortoise Is From Species Believed To Have Gone Extinct A Century Ago
DNA tests on a female tortoise found on the Galapagos Island of Fernandina in 2019, confirmed that the specimen is a Chelonoidis phantasticus. (Parque Nacional Galapagos/Real Press).
Animals

DNA Confirms Galapagos Tortoise Is From Species Believed To Have Gone Extinct A Century Ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGieZbxZjaY Parque Nacional Galapagos/Real Press DNA testing has confirmed that a tortoise found in the Galapagos Islands is a member of a species that was believed to have gone extinct over 100 years ago. The Ecuadorian government announced that after running DNA tests on a female tortoise found on the…

Comments Off on DNA Confirms Galapagos Tortoise Is From Species Believed To Have Gone Extinct A Century Ago
May 28, 2021
Read more about the article Trans-Species Man Has 2 Fins Implanted In Head To Experience New Senses
Manel de Aguas. (@maneldeaguas/Newsflash)
General News

Trans-Species Man Has 2 Fins Implanted In Head To Experience New Senses

This young man has said that he identifies as ‘trans-species’ after having two "fins" implanted in his skull to experience new senses. ‘Trans-species’ Manel Munoz, known artistically as Manel De Aguas, told local media: "I don't consider myself 100 percent human." The 24-year-old Catalan photographer and music producer has had…

Comments Off on Trans-Species Man Has 2 Fins Implanted In Head To Experience New Senses
January 13, 2021
Read more about the article Experts Cannot Identify Mystery Animal Skeleton
The animal skeleton, which was found 8 years ago with a tail of 45 centimeters and a body of 60 centimeters, whose species could not be determined. ( Newsflash)
Animals / History

Experts Cannot Identify Mystery Animal Skeleton

A Turkish locksmith has found a mysterious animal skeleton that he said all the experts he has consulted have been unable to identify in eight years. Abdullah Ozturk now showcases the mysterious skeleton at his shop in the town of Nigde in the southern Turkish province of the same name.…

Comments Off on Experts Cannot Identify Mystery Animal Skeleton
October 21, 2020